Amma Darko

Ophelia Amma Darko ( born June 26, 1956 in Koforidua ) is a Ghanaian writer.

Life

Darko has studied at the University in Kumasi ( Ghana) and there in 1980 earned her diploma. She has worked in the technology consulting center at the University. In 1981 she went Germany and applied for asylum. In Hildesheim she earned her living as a laborer. These experiences were incorporated into her first novel. In 1988, she was able to return to Ghana. She lives with her family in Accra and works in the tax administration.

Her novels give a profound insight into the Ghanaian everyday life. Amma Darko's first novel, " The selling Dream " plays in Germany. He has been laid in Germany. Her novel, " The Faceless Ones " (2003 ) is the first, which was also published in Ghana. Her latest novel, "The Smile of Nemesis ", appeared in 2006.

Works

  • The Housemaid. two short stories. TRANSFER From the Engl. by Anita Jörges - Djafari. Butterfly -Verl., Stuttgart 1999 ISBN 3-89657-121-4
  • The selling dream. Novel, TRANSFER From the Engl. by Carmen Baerens. Butterfly -Verl., Stuttgart 1991 ISBN 3-89657-140-0
  • Cobwebs. Novel, TRANSFER From the Engl. by Anita Djafari. Butterfly -Verl., Stuttgart 1996 ISBN 3-926369-17-5
  • Stray Heart. Novel, TRANSFER From the Engl. by Anita Jörges - Djafari. Butterfly -Verl., Stuttgart 2000 ISBN 3-89657-119-2
  • The Faceless Ones. Novel. TRANSFER From the Engl. by Anita Jörges - Djafari. Butterfly -Verl., Stuttgart 2003 ISBN 3-89657-126-5
  • The smile of Nemesis. Novel, afrikan from the. Engl speak. by Kirsten eaters. Butterfly -Verl., Stuttgart 2006 ISBN 3-89657-130-3
  • Between two worlds. 2013
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